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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06

Town with the weather service A! During
thirty-six days, the New York Sun found
the predictions have been right eight times
and wrong twenty eight times.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06

THE majority against Prohibition in Texas
will be 30 600 These figures are interesting
because the Democracy can give a majority
of l31. 600.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06

Prom the virstns tNev) Enterprise. JulysS
In California surplus aprico,s are to bs
made into wine. Exporilnout shows that
they make richly Favored wine, eleas and
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06

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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-06

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
TRY HECKER'S
Graham Farina.
Unsurpassed as Breakfast Dish.
For sale by all grocers.
y: HEcKER & Co..
176 Bay street.
Real Bargains.

Polo Caps for 30. and 10c. Having re.
ceived new lot OF fine Cashmere Caps
OF all shades, checks and stripes, every
one of them worth 50c., which we are
offering for l0c, the remainder of the
first lot reduced down to &c.
For real bargains, whether in Clothing,
Shirts, Hats, Neckwear, Underwear,
Hall-hose. Collars, Cuffs, Gentlemen's
Jewelry, Trunks, Yaises, ETC., the Fa-
nous New York Clothing House. 140 Cou-
grsss street, 10 the place to buy. Our IA
cilities for getting bargains have TO be ex-
planned for people TO believe, aud come to
see them when we offer them; so many
stores advertising bargains which they
cannot show.
Two OF the firm reside in New York. all
the time on the lookoutJfor anything that
may be offered below the regular price
from a Polo cap TO a case Of piece goods I;
manufacturing all the Clothing we SELL
thereby saving our patrons at least %
per cent, that being the jobbers' profit,
and ordinary retailers nave TO charge an
other profit on top OF that. Anyone who
can reason can see that the Famous Is the
place to patronlze, located three doors
from the corner Of Whitaker street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
LABOR AND GREEN
The Convention Selects National
Executive Committee.

The Convention Selects a National
Executive Committee.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-The Union Labor
Convention this morning selected the fol-
lowing National Executive COMMITTEES
Alabama, j. 8. Woodall; California, R.
4. Davis; Dakota, j. c. Dean; Illinois,
j. b. Clark; Indiana, Thomas Gruelle;
Iowa, w. H, Babb; indian Territory, Nj.
g. Lovin; Kansas, W. d. Vincent; Ken
lucky, L. A. Wood; Maryland,
Charles A. Mettle; Massachu-
sets, M. Johnston; Missouri, j. Nolan;
Nebraska, K. b. Hull; New Hampshire,
George Carpenter; New Jersey, w. d.
Dubois; New York, j. l. H0yt; North
Carolina, j. r. Winston; Ohio, Charles
jenkins; Oreeon, E. W. Pike; PenpsYlva-
mia, John p. Zane; Rhode Island, I'll II W.
Merton; Tennessee, j. r. Mills; Texas,
Samuel Evans; West Virginia. j. X.
Thompson; Washington Territory, George
N. Smith.
When the committee was being select
ed. Col. Winston, of North Carolina, said
his delegation and that of Mississippi and
Arkansas could not name members un-
less the convention would relegate to the
States the adoption or rejection of certain
parts of the platform.
= THE OBJECT IN VIEW.
This desire was to make the sections of
The platform relating to land, transpUrta-
tion, money, labor, income tax and Chi
nese labor a national platform and allow
the different States to adopt or reject the
intersections as they chose. His plan
was adopted by the convention, thus re-
lieving the Southern States from being
committed to woman suffrage, which they
ha6 fought unsuccessiully hitherto.
lie convention elected Thomas NJ.
6ruelle, of Indiana, Chairman OF the Ma
tional Committee; L. f. Mcdonald. OF
Springfield, o., Secretary. and President
Btreeter, OF Illinois, Treasurer.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
A mass ratification meeting was held
Mt night in Music Hall and was addressed
by a number of delegates.
The Executive Committee Of the Green
back party to-day resolved to continue
their organization, but will send an ad-
dress to their party advising cooperation
with the Union Labor party.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
FOES TO HUMAN RIGHTS.
MAYOR HEWITT Boards THE
DESPOTS OF LAHOR.

u Suppressed Portion OF His Letter TO
the XGung Mems Democratic Club of
brooklyn Given to the Public-The
Party Urged to Grapple with the New
Evil at Once.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Mayor Hewitt
to-day furnished to the press a copy OF a
letter which he sent to the Young Mems
Democratic Club OF Brooklyn to be read
It the banquet Tuesday evening, but
which for some reason was suppressed.
A portion OF the letter containing refer
ence to the labor question, on account OF
which it is said the document was not
read, is given below:
Within the last five years a secret organl-
Eabion has been growing. which seeks TO en-
nave the labor of the United States and make
~ subject to the irresponsible dominion OF
men unknown to the people, who are not
oncers chosen by the people, and who are not
creatures of the law responsible to free public
Dplnlon Tor their action.
DEATH TO INDEPENDENCE.
Gradully the leaders of this body have sue
ceeded in stamping out all personal indie
pendence on the part OF workmen by refusing
10 permit any persons to earn living VINO
are not affiliated with this organization. In
This way workmen have been coercod into
-olind obedience to irresponsible power, and
The condition of those who have tried to re-
truly pitlable. They are called by opprobrious
names, are hunted from shop to shop and de-
MED employment on the fearful penalty OF
stopping all work, however pressing.
A TYRANNY NOT TO BE ENDURED.
S%hls Is tyranny. against which the Demo-
SN party has ever struggled, and which 1t
md5 Si5w confront and denounce in no
mistSken terms. 1t is true that Democrats
holding very high positions have coquetted
with this element in politics, and even at
tanned office by submitting to the humiliation
of an apparent Endorsement of the false and
dangerous doctrines which have been put in
pra1e at such fearful costs in
our midst within the present month.
Unless the Democratic party shall, and at
once. absolutely disown and condemn all or
ganizations which seek to place an individual
under any other control than tnat of the law,
and deprive citizen of his right of free
action, it will perish, as it ought to do, and
desire on this occasion to emphasize this issue
as one to which you and your fellow members
shall direct your attention, in the hope that
she next State convention and the next
national convention will condemn. as Wash
1ngton condemned, all secret organizations
which undertake to usurp the functions of
the law, ana destroy the free agency of
piff
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
DESPERATE ROBBERS.
TorturirS an Old Man With Hot
Goals to Get His Money.


From the Neao York Sun.
DUBOIS, PA.,:Feb. 2O.-John Bortmas,
aged 70 years, lives alone in small house
In Oakland township, Butler county. HIS
neighbors have known for long
time that ne kept several hundred dol
lars secreted in his house, but he would
never consent 10 put it where it would be
safe. On Friday night there was party
at w. j. Hutchinson's, in Oakland, and
all of Bortmas' neighbors were absent
from home attending the party. Between
and O'Clock in the evening Bortmas
heard knock at his door. He peered out
of window and saw three men standing
on the step. They demanded entrance,
and Bortmas got his shot gun and fired at
them. The shot did not take effect, and
the men broke the door down, rushed in,
and knocked the old man down and bound
him.
They ordered him to tell where his
money was. He refused. They put a
rope around his neck, threw it over the
top of door and pulled the old man off
his feet by the rope. They then let him
down, and he still refused to tell where
the money was. They hanged him in
that way three times, but Bortmas stub
bornly kept the secret OF his money,
although he was almost dead after the
third hanging. The men restored him,
and then one of them DIRE W a long bladed
knife. Selling Bortmas by the hair, he
jerked his head back and placed the blade
at the old mans throat, with the threat
that unless he told where his money was
at once his throat would be cut from ear
to ear.
Bortmes sold the man to cut his throat
II he wanted to, but that he would not
give up the money. Failing to terrcrize
the secret from the old man in that way,
the men took a shovel, and, heapiag 1t
full OF live cOals, one of them held it to
the soles OF the old mans bare feet, while
the other two sat on his legs and prevent
ed him drawing his feet away. This tor
ture was more than Bortmas could en-
dure, and he begged for mercy and told
where the money was. The robbers. who
were masked, obtained 1912, one-third of
which was In gold. They did not believe
this was all that Bortmas had, and re-
sorted to the torture of Goals again to
force him to reveal the hiding place of the
rest. He protested, under the torture,
that he had no more, and the robbers final
ly ceased their attempts to learn where
more was hidden.
Tying Bortmas to bed post, the three
men went into the kitchen, where they
deliberately cooked Themselves a hearty
supper and ate IL at their leisure. It was
after 10 O'Clock when they left the house.
People returning from Hutchinson's
party heard Bortmas' cries tor help and
released him. Ia spite of the terrible
treatment he had been subjected to, the
old man was able to tell all about the
robbery, ana seemed to suffer only from
the loss of his money. No clue to the
robbers has been obtained. Besides the
1912 they secured, BOrtmas had $1,000
under the floor within three feet of where
the robbers tortured him. The three men
were heavily masked. 1t is believed that
they live In the vicinity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
FLORIDA FLASHES.
No New Developments Among the
Dissatisfied Engineers.

1DSSatlSfieu engineers.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 24.-There
are no new developments in the threatened
strike Of the locomotive engineers on the
Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany's system. Chief of the Brotherhood
Arthur has gone North after having held
a session OF the brotherhood Ia this city.
1t is understood here that the en- gineers,
through a committee. have made de-
mands on the officials of the road for an
increase in wages, which the officials
have 80 far refused to accede to. Trains
are running regularly tonight, and no
trouble is feared.
James Copeland, an English sailor who
abused his wife and burned his house at
Bryceville, Nassau county, on Feb. 10,
and was arrested in this city, was taken
back to Fernandina to-day by Sheriff
Ellerman.
BABY ON THE DOORSTEP.
Tonight about $3.50 O'Clock loud rap
ping upon the back door of Mrs. Hamlin's
boarding house, at No. 10 West Monroe
street, brought the inmates quickly to the
door. Upon opening it large clothes
basket was found on the steps,
apparently filed with white CLOTH
ing. A closer examination dis
closed the presence Of a beautiful new
born white infant, neatly dressed. Pinned
on the sack was the following card, with
out signature: 81 leave my baby at your
door. Be kind to it, l beg of you. Love
and care for it, is the prayer of its way
ward mother" No name Of any kind was
found. In the basket was nurse bottle
filed with milk, and also can of milk.
The clothing in which the baby
was dressed was fine and elegantly
trimmed. There was also a quantity of
fine unmade material. The maternity of
the baby is mystery, and La Villa soci-
ETY. is greatly exercised over the affair.
Mrs. Hamlin kindly took the little
in and will care for it. There
being no children about the house it has
already become great pet.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
LABOR'S Rebellion.

The Knights and the AmaIgamated
Association Unfurl Rival Flags.
PIIAsBURG, Feb. 24.-The iron workers.
strike at MIngo Junction has resulted in
q declaration of war between the Anal
gamated Association and knights Of La.
Dor, which may spread throughout the en-
tire country. The trouble was caused by
a conflict Of authority-both associations
wanting to rule the men, who are MEM
bers of both. All efforts to compromise
have failed, and open warfare
has been inaugursted. W. II. Baily, of
the Executive Board of the knights Of
Labor, threatens TO fill the mill with m en-
from other places, while the Amalgamat-
e0eAssociation officials will use all their
powers of persuasion to keep outsiders
from going TO work. Mr.. Baily Is now on
the ground, and President Weihe and
Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamated
Association, removed their Headquarters
TO Mingo this afternoon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
EDISON AT FORT MYERS.
The Climate Proving Beneficial
AT Work on New Inventions.

The Climate Proving Beneficial
AT Work on New inventions.
FORT MEADE, FLA, Feb. 2S.-Thomas
A. Edison, the greatest Of all inventors,
now at his Florida home in Fort Myers,
though still feeble is in better spirits.
This balmy Florida air is having sooth-
Ing effect upon his lungs, and it is hoped
That he will soon be himself again. 1t
was his Intention to have come early. in
the season, and one of his first works was
10 nave been the lighting Of the town with
electric lights. This plan, it is thought,
Will not be carried out at present, as he
Is devotfng his entire energy to perfecting
ana completing various wonderful inven-
TONS. Notwithstanding his feeble health
ne has come prepared to work, If one can
udge by the number OF odd-looklng APP
paratus and machines that are arriving.
lt ls amusing to see what wide berth
the colOred folks give this machinery.
Ihey wont touch any of it for fear OF
starting off some ''infernal machine"
Edison is now at work on his electrical
railway invention, but devoJes portion
OF his time to experimenting and work.
Ing on several other queer looking ma
chlnes, the purposes and uses of which
the NEWS correspondent has thus far
failed TO discover,
The other day countryman, who had
just read that Edison was at work on an
invention to extract all kinds of food
direct from the earth, air and water, &C.
comprising in few hours with his ma
chine what 1t took nature years to do,
SAID TO the NEWS correspondent: "I'll be
gol darned II l am going TO plant any
more corn. Pm going to enter into con-
tract with Edison to work up my dirt
into food compounds"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL.
Meeting of the Capitol Commits
sioners-A Railroad Rumor.


sioners-A Railroad Rumor.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 24.-The Capitol
Commission, in regular monthly session
to-day. approved the estimate $50, 1922
Tor the work and material since the last
meeting, and ordered the same paid.
The total amount now expended is $410.-
936. The Superintendent OF the building,
d. W. Champagne, of Columbus, tender
ed his resignation on account OF private
engagements. The commission
accepted the resignation with
resolution of regret and high compli-
ments to Mr.. Champagne. The resigna-
ton takes effect March 1. j. A. CORDIALLY,
of Atlanta, was appointed to fill MIR.
Champayne's place.
The monthly appropriation for the
lunatic asylum ($l4,583) was paid to-day.
1t is street rumor that after March 1
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railway will begin running it's trains into
the Union Depot. The company has
heretofore been kept out, and the rumor
that it will come in next month is not
believed. 1t is claimed that it will get
in through the Richmond and Danyille
roads influence.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
Welded AT SYLVANIA.
A Savannahian Captures One of
Scriven's Fairest Daughters.

A Savannahian Captures One of
Scriven's Fairest Daughters.
SYLvANIA, GA, Feb. pa brilliant
wedding occurred at the residence of DIR.
George Mills, near Heides, in this coun-
ty, on Tuesday morning. The contract
ing parties were Miss Annie Overstreet
one OF Scriven's fairest daughters, and
w. w. Ferguson, OF Savannah. The cere-
mony was performed by Or. X. w. Low
EFT and Rev. Mr.. Nease, jointly, In the
presence OF many friends.
The guests partOok OF sumptuous
dinner Immediately after the ceremony.
The following were the bridesmaids and
groomsmen: Miss Mamie Ferguson. of
Savannah. and Mr., V. II. Burns; Miss
Minnie Oyerstreet, OF Haides, and Mr..
Glover Ferguson; MISS Salie Hobby, OF
sylvania, and Mr.. Willie Proctor; Miss
Lulu Proctor, OF savannah, and Mr.. w.
Nj. Hobby.
Tuesday night large and brilliant re-
ception was given by MIR. and Mrs. 4. w.
Oliver, Jr., at their home this place,
com plimentary u Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson.
AT 10 o'clock an elegant supper was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson left with
party Of friends Wednesday morning
TOR their home in Savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
NEW INSURANCE FEATURES.
Annual Meeting of the United States
Mutual Accident Association-An
Excellent Showing,

Annual Meeting of the United States
Mutual Accident Association-An
Excellent Showing.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The tenth annual
meeting of the United States Mutual Ac-
cldsnt Association was held at the Cooper
Institute this evening. The representa-.
ton OF membership was very large, and
embraced nearly every section of the
United States and Canada. Charles Il.
Peet, President OF the company, occupied
the chair. In his address he announced
that after long experience and basing its
actlon ON elaborate and reliable statistics
which Mr.. James r. Pitcher, the Secre-
tary, had been gathering for the past
seven years, 1t had been decided to
SO amend the bylaws as to add the fol-
lowing new features to the company's
business: $4,000, death by accident;
$4,000, loss OF hands or feet; S.. 600 loss OF
hand and foot; $500, loss OF hand or
loot. $4,000 both eyes; $500, one eve;
Sl,25O, permanent total disability; S25
per week, temporary total disability, and
double these amounts under two
polcles. This step can be
taken without much increasing
the cost, and all members are entitled
to new policies providing these benefits,
The indemnity is, like death claims, to be
paid promptly in one sum. The associa-
ton has become the standard by which
all other mutual accident associations
are gagged. In 1886 the expense ratio
was reduced below that OF any stock
company in the accident business, the
saving effected in that year being $50.
on each dollar paid tor losses. a saving
due to the large volume of business and
the close watch over expenditures.
AssnoWing the unriYaled success of
the company reference was made by Mr..
rect TO the nigh commentator of the
system and the condition of the company
by the insurance Commissioner OF Com
nectcut and by the examiners of the
New ork Insurance Department. Only
few months ago the Hon. Henry !.
Re1nmund, insurance Commissioner of
the State OF Ohio, sent the following let
ter to James r. Pitcher, Secretary of the
United States Mutual Accident Assocla-
ton:
Upon review OF my recent examination
ofyour ASSOCIATION, cannot refrain from ex-
pressing to you my entire satisfaction over liza
results. l could not conceive in the Immense
detail OF an association like yours thaving a
membership of over $4,000 that the work
could be so systematically conducted. found
your books and accounts models of correct
ness even In the minutest detail OF your man
agement, and with the careful, honest and
economical management that has heretofore
controlled the affairs of your association see
no reason why its success should not be doublv
assured.
The amendments to the bylaws were
then unanimously adopted. The Score
tary's report showed the following SPLEEN
did record:
Losses paid in 1886 ................S a94. 7se NJ
Total losses paid nearly ........ LOCO 00O %
Assets over. ...-............ $50. 900 90
Death losses due unpaid. None
Weakly
memOershlp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 ,407
insurance IN force..... SIS, 7s5, 900
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
A BREAK AND A GAVE IN.
Two Serious Mishaps Along the
Mississippi River.

Mississippi River.
VICKsBURG, MISS, Feb. 24.-The pro-
lection levee at the north end of the ne w
heid levee gave way this morning. An
opening about so feet wide and 2 feet
oeep was made. A thousand sacks
sent 10 the scene OF the disaster were
nleu WIN earth and put in the opening.
Niegram tonight states that it is be-
heVed the break will be closed. The
rapid caving OF the river bank at the Re-
iuge mlll endangers the railroad track In
that Vicinity.
The BANK GAZING AT LEOTA.
GREENvILLE, MISS, Feb. 24.-The
river bank at Leota, Miss, suddenly COM
menced caying yesterday and made such
rapid headway that the warehouse and
once at the landing, with their contents,
Iuciuulng large quantity of corn, hay,
pork ana other merchandise, went into
tne river last night. The Anchor line
steamer City OF Vicksburg, which lay at
tne distressed village at the time, re-
maineo there for several hours,
ana with the aid of the entire
crew succeeded in moving a large
Quantlty OF cotton from the bank, which
otherwise would have been a prey to the
roaring Mississippi. A special messenger
came here on the City of Vicksburg to Sc
cure mouse movers, as good many stores
and dwellings are IN imminent danger.
me caVlng has not yet stopped, and the
large storehouse of Frankel a. Elkas is
expected to go into the river at any mo-
ment. A number of residences are also
IN danger and thes furniture has been
moved out.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
ROME'S GREAT FUTURE.
Resources Which Should Make Her
Great City.

Great City.
ROME, GA, Feb. 23.-At no time in the
history of this city has there been so much
interest displayed in minerals as at pres
ent. Every merchant or business man is
considered behind;the times unless ne has
a specimen in his pocket. Mineralists
have repeatedly visited this section. but
have tailed to develop its resources. Now
nearly every farmer who Gomez to the
city has specimens of minerals which he
has picked up on his land. The iron
and manganese ore Is found in
ineXhaustible quantities, and marble of
the finest quality, one quarry having been
found within the city limits. Coal has
been discovered few miles from the city
which will enable all manufactures
locating here to provide themselves with
fuel at small cost. The completion of
the Rome and Decatur and Rome and
Chattanooga railroads, now in course Of
construction, will open up new beds OF
minerals and abundance of the finest
kind of timber or all kinds.
The Rome Iron. Land and
Improvement Company will be a great
factor in locating manufactures. They
propose to donate land and take stock in
enterprises of this kind. The advantages
ofRome have already attracted the atten-
ton of Northern capitalists, and they are
to be seen daily at the hotels or on the
streets investing their money in real
estate or making Inquiries preparatory
TO establishing manufactures. With pure
mountain air, fine water, delightful eli
mate and ineXnaustible mineral re-
from being one OF the principal cities in
TIM SOnth